Signs and Symptoms
What is a sign of a lightning-related emergency?
What is a rapidly growing cumulonimbus cloud, increasing winds and a darkening sky, audible thunder, and a severe thunderstorm warning?
When considering the condition of the water, what are additional hazards that may influence your response?
What are hazardous materials such as oil or gas that may be present in floodwater or submerged motor vehicles?
What is the first priority when providing care for a drowning victim?
What is ensuring the victim’s face (mouth and nose) is out of the water and providing appropriate care?
What is one of, if not, the most common water-related emergency?
What is drowning?
What are some of the potential injuries caused by lightning strikes?
What are burns, neurological damage, fractures, loss of hearing or eyesight, and confusion?
What is the most obvious sign of a water-related injury?
What is bobbing or floating in place?
What should you consider regarding the resources available before starting a water rescue?
What are the number of responders, their swimming ability, and the availability of personal flotation devices (PFDs)?
If a spinal injury is suspected in a drowning victim, what should be prioritized over other care?
What is airway management?
What age group has the highest rate of drowning?
What are ages 5 and under?
What should people avoid if they are caught in a storm outdoors and cannot find shelter?
What are water, high ground, open spaces like meadows and football fields, all metal objects, and unsafe places like canopies, small picnic shelters, or trees?
What are signs of a fatal drowning?
What is unconsciousness, no breathing, and no pulse?
What should you consider about the patient's condition before attempting a water rescue?
What is whether the patient is responsive, their position (submerged or not), potential injuries, and possible head or neck trauma?
If a drowning victim is unresponsive, not breathing, and has no pulse, what should be initiated immediately?
What is CPR and/or ventilations?
Drowning occurs when…?
What is someone experiences respiratory impairment due to submersion in water?
What should people do if lightning strikes nearby while they are outside and cannot access shelter?
What is crouch down with feet together, place weight on the balls of the feet, keep hands over ears to protect from thunder, and maintain a minimum distance of 15 feet from others?
What is one sign of a water-related emergency?
What is persistent coughing, shortness of breath or no breathing at all, disorientation or confusion, unconsciousness, vomiting, or respiratory and/or cardiac arrest?
What is the importance of understanding the water's movement when assessing the situation for a water rescue?
What is to determine if the water is fast-moving, which can be deceptively strong and potentially sweep the rescuer or victim away?
What should you do if a drowning victim vomits after being removed from the water?
What is roll the victim onto their side to prevent aspiration or choking and use a finger or suction device to remove vomit?
What percentage of drowning victims treated in emergency departments require further care?
What is over 50%?
What actions does the National Weather Service recommend to prevent being struck by lightning during a thunderstorm?
What are postponing activities before rain starts, seeking shelter in a fully enclosed building, watching cloud patterns, designating safe locations, using the 30-30 rule, waiting 30 minutes after the last thunder before leaving shelter, staying away from windows and plumbing, and avoiding the use of corded telephones and radios?
What is one thing to be aware of with drowning victims?
What is that they may appear diseased when they are not, therefore CPR and emergency efforts are recommended?
What should you consider about the water's temperature when assessing a water rescue situation?
What is that cold-water drowning victims may require continued resuscitation until they are rewarmed at the hospital, and that clothing like a wetsuit provides more protection against hypothermia than regular street clothes?
When should chest compressions be started during a drowning incident?
What is chest compressions should only be started once the victim has been removed from the water?
How many Americans die of drowning annually?
What is over 3,500?
What happens when a lightning strike travels through a person's body?
What can happen is that the lightning travels through blood vessels and nerves to reach the ground, potentially hurling the person through the air, stopping the heart, or causing severe burns?